FELCO 6/3 F-Gold - Professional Replacement Blade - Anti-Friction TiN Coating - High-Carbon Steel Bypass Pruning Blade

FELCO 6/3 F-Gold - Professional Replacement Blade - Anti-Friction TiN Coating - High-Carbon Steel Bypass Pruning Blade

For precision trimming and tight-canopy detail work, minimizing blade friction is the key to maintaining speed and reducing hand fatigue. The FELCO 6/3 F-Gold is a professional-grade replacement bypass pruner blade, specifically optimized for FELCO 6-series compact pruners. Featuring FELCO’s advanced golden anti-friction technology, this blade is forged from high-carbon Swiss steel and coated with a high-performance titanium-nitride (TiN) layer. This coating reduces sap buildup and mechanical drag, allowing for consistently smooth, surgical slices through green wood and fine stems while promoting rapid plant tissue healing.

Best For
Professional arborists, viticulturists, nursery staff, and precision gardeners using FELCO 6-series compact pruners who require maximum cutting fluidness, reduced sap adhesion, and high-durability edge retention during detailed pruning tasks.

Key Features

• Advanced F-Gold Anti-Friction Coating: Features a specialized golden TiN layer that significantly lowers slicing friction against the counter-blade, ensuring that every cut is effortless and requires less manual force.
• High-Performance Sap Resistance: The metallic coating serves as a protective barrier that prevents plant sugars, resins, and moisture from sticking to the blade, which keeps the cutting action clean over long, high-repetition shifts.
• Premium Swiss High-Carbon Steel: Forged for extreme durability and edge precision, the blade retains a razor-sharp, taper-ground edge that resists deformation and chipping even under intense operational stress.
• Natural Wear Characteristic: The golden coating is designed to wear down naturally through continuous friction at the cutting contact point; this expected operational patina does not impact the blade’s underlying steel quality or cutting efficiency.
• Optimized Compact Design: Specifically engineered as the direct-fit replacement for FELCO 6-series compact pruners, ensuring factory-perfect alignment and smooth bypass action.

Sizes Available

• Available in standard replacement blade configuration for FELCO 6-series pruners.

Specifications

• Brand: FELCO
• Model: 6/3 F-Gold
• Product Type: Premium Anti-Friction Replacement Bypass Pruning Blade
• Blade Coating Technology: F-Gold Anti-Friction / Low-Sap Adhesion Treatment
• Base Material Composition: Premium Hardened Swiss High-Carbon Steel
• Depth (Net): 2.4 mm (Blade thickness profile)
• Weight (Net): 0.0162 kg (16.2 g)
• Depth (Gross): 3.4 mm
• Weight (Gross): 0.023 kg (23 g packaged)

Ideal For (Uses)

• Restoring factory-fresh, razor-sharp bypass slicing performance to FELCO 6 compact pruners that have experienced edge wear or nicks
• Performing delicate, high-frequency pruning in sap-heavy environments—such as nurseries or flower farms—where sticky residue typically slows down manual work
• Upgrading your pruning hardware to reduce friction drag, prevent blade binding, and protect your hands from repetitive strain during intensive trimming seasons

Oversized Item Delivery Options

Oversized, heavy, and structural goods ship via specialist freight. Freight is calculated at checkout from estimated packaged volumetric or physical weight. Carrier depot audits may adjust the rate — if the increase exceeds 10%, we will contact you before processing.

Available options include:

✔ Delivery to your closest depot for pickup — default method
✔ Direct delivery — requires an operational forklift on site unless Tailgate Delivery has been specifically requested and quoted (contact us — this cannot be selected at checkout)
✔ Tailgate hydraulic lift delivery — must be specifically requested; contact us for a quote (not available as a checkout option; extra fees apply; required if you do not have a forklift)
✔ Forklift loading at our warehouse (no extra charge if you arrange your own freight)
✔ Direct truck delivery (available in Victoria)

Important Notes:

• Shipping costs vary by location and method
• Any carton or consignment over 25–30kg (or over 200cm) must be palletised
• Without a specifically requested and paid Tailgate Delivery quote, palletised freight requires a forklift on site — otherwise the carrier will redirect to the nearest depot
• Bulky and oversized items cannot be delivered to a PO Box — provide a physical street address
• Failed deliveries, locked gates, unattended sites, or incorrect business/forklift declarations may incur carrier redelivery, demurrage, and restocking fees as set out in our Terms & Conditions

Business Delivery:

• Selecting a business/commercial delivery rate warrants that the address has an operational forklift and certified operator during business hours
• If the carrier cannot unload, the consignment may be redirected to a depot and secondary fees may apply
• Additional fees may apply for failed delivery attempts due to lack of appropriate unloading equipment

See our Terms & Conditions (Article 8) for full freight and delivery rules.

Important Note on Availability & Shipping

Our warehouse is a logistics hub, not a retail showroom. Listing a product online does not mean it is stored at our Thomastown warehouse — many lines ship from supplier hubs (split fulfilment may apply).

How lead times work:

• Product page ETA: The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) / lead-time badge shown on the product page at checkout is the agreed delivery timeframe for that order under Australian Consumer Law.
• Metro baselines: Advertised ETAs apply to standard metropolitan zones. Regional and remote addresses may take longer and may attract surcharges.
• Peak seasons: Orders in March–May, August–October, EOFY (June), Black Friday/Cyber Monday (November), and Christmas/New Year (December–January) may automatically add a 2–4 week buffer beyond the product page ETA.
• Supplier-dependent / backordered items: If stock is delayed, we will notify you with a revised ETA. You then have 7 days to accept the new timeframe or cancel for a full refund.
• Adloheat: Custom-made products from Adloheat (Pakenham, VIC) may take 4–12 weeks depending on the order.

Full fulfilment, cancellation, and freight rules are in our Terms & Conditions.

Biosecurity & Interstate Shipping Restrictions

Due to strict state biosecurity regulations, we are unable to ship some products to certain states and territories:

• Potting Mixes cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA), the Northern Territory (NT), or Tasmania (TAS).
• Seeds cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA).

Orders placed for these items to restricted states will be cancelled and refunded. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that the items being ordered can lawfully be delivered to their state or territory.